Today In Space
Last Updated: Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025, 11:08 AM PDT
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Aviation Week
• Irene Klotz
SpaceX Eyes Starship Rideshare Service
By Aviation Week: SpaceX expects its Starship launcher to break the company's previous rideshare launch record of 143 spacecraft when it begins flying such missions.
Also:
SpaceNews.com
Via Satellite
• Rachel Jewett
Xiphos Unveils Q9 Versal AI-Based Processor at Small Satellite Conference: Video Interview
By Via Satellite: Live from the Small Satellite Conference, Xiphos Senior Director of Business Development Elizabeth Mathews talks about the company's just-released Q9 Versal AI-based platform based processor.
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SpaceNews.com
• Debra Werner
Rogue Space Systems expands workforce ahead of planned dual launch
By SpaceNews.com: Rogue expands staff ahead of planned double launch.
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European Spaceflight
• Andrew Parsonson
Portugal’s ASC Granted Licence for Santa Maria Launch Centre
By European Spaceflight: Portugal has granted the Atlantic Spaceport Consortium a five-year licence to build and operate a launch site on the island of Santa Maria.
Universe Today
• Mark Thompson
How AI Could Prevent Satellite Collisions
By Universe Today: Space is getting dangerously crowded but a new automated system could be the key to preventing catastrophic collisions that threaten our satellites and astronauts.
Also:
Space Daily and
news.ssbcrack.com
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Payload
• Tim Fernholz
NASA Eyes Private Companies For Swift Orbit Raise
By Payload: A recent spate of heavy sun storms is threatening a key space observatory.
Also:
Satellite Evolution and
Space Daily
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Space.com
• Leonard David
New lunar surface simulator in Colorado puts moon machinery to the test
By Space.com: "There are lots of opportunities to use the testbed for lunar excavation testing, construction, mobility, sensing, dust mitigation and more.".
